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Actinolite from
Boxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Titanite1
Malachite1
Chalcopyrite1
Quartz1
- var Milky Quartz1
Amphibole Supergroup1
- var Byssolite1
Feldspar Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:159182
Long-form Identifier:1:3:159182:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘVirginia Greenstone Company Quarry, Lynchburg (City), Virginia, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘChristian Tract Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Dunlap Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘFolly Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Folley Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘBuffalo River Prospect, Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘU. S. Titanium Company Mine (Warwick Prospect; American Cyanamide Piney River Mine), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Cyanimid Wood Pit (S. V. Wood Tract; B. F. Camden Tract; Thomas Wood Deposit), Roseland Anorthosite, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘGiles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘQuarry Number 6 (MRDS - 10110613), Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘQuarry No. 15 (Alberene Stone; Div. of Georgia; Marble Company; MRDS - 10228242), Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
References
Dave Callahan (2008) Boxley Aggregates MT. Athos Quarry September 20, 2008. The Official Publication of The Gem and Mineral Society of Lynchburg, VA Inc 17(10):4-5
The Northern Virginia Mineral Club (2009) Field trip
 
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